Jul 25, 2023 | Field Reports
Study Overview A manufacturer and refurbisher with one of the largest fleets of rail cars in North America sought ways to improve efficiency, surface quality and overall refurbishment cost per car. Goals were to: 1) maximize the number of cars completed per 24-ton pot...
Jun 7, 2021 | Field Reports
The Challenge A shipyard previously used 5,000,000lbs of coal slag annually and required rust inhibitors to ensure the surfaces would remain clean prior to priming. The 10X Breakthrough When the blasting media was switched to superoxalloy abrasive, annual consumption...
Jan 20, 2021 | Field Reports
The Challenge A contractor removing tough, marine-grade epoxy with garnet was experiencing long job completion times and high material costs, sapping profitability. The 10X Breakthrough KinetiX 20/70 superoxalloy abrasive blasted through the 3.54 sq. ft. test area of...
Jan 20, 2021 | Field Reports
The Challenge A contractor preparing a tank for recoating blasted through a 50 lb. bag of copper slag 20/40 in 2 minutes and 43 seconds, removing only 5 sq. ft. of rust from the tank. The copper slag showed visible signs of embedment, potentially triggering rust...
Jan 20, 2021 | Field Reports
The Challenge Asphalt milling and removal bits are submitted to extreme pressure (up to 8,000 PSI). Bits are formed from tungsten carbide and require blasting to remove a carbonized coating left over from the manufacturing process. Using silicon carbide, blasters...
Dec 2, 2020 | Field Reports
The Challenge 10X performed a trial at a customer’s maintenance facility comparing 10X superoxalloy to a legacy blast media. The two abrasives used were a 50 lb. bag of KinetiX 20/70 made in Wabash, Indiana, USA, and a 55 lb. bag of garnet 30/60 mined and packaged in...
